Using an Innovative Method for Self-Collection of Capillary Blood for HIV and Syphilis Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Netherlands; Limburg4zero
Background Home-based sampling could create accessible testing opportunities for men who have sex with men (MSM) who use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Blood collection is required for the most reliable laboratory results for HIV and syphilis testing. An innovative blood collection method (Tasso+) creates a vacuum and semi-automatically collects larger volumes of blood from the upper arm. This study aimed to assess acceptability and feasibility of this device among PrEP-using MSM and the performance of blood collection. Methods Between August 2022 and January 2023, 47 MSM were recruited duri... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; volume 51, issue 8, page 521-526 ; ISSN 1537-4521 0148-5717 |
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28787968 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000001969 |